swollen
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3.2
- adjective
- /ˈswoʊlən/
:
hinchado
- She noticed her fingers were swollen after the allergic reaction.
- swollen eyes
- swollen legs
- swollen feet
She was bald, her joints were swollen, knobs in her bone thin limbs.
- She was bald, her joints were swollen, knobs in her bone thin limbs.
- You can see right there that little swollen spot that is a bud.
- My neck hurts, my face is swollen, I have a rash.
- This this girl, she's like face is swollen, lip is swollen, like beat up.
- They were so swollen up like balloons.
- And if you think their trunks look swollen, it's because they are swollen.
- I was so swollen, I was so bruised.
- Liquid gases, messy curls and swollen skin.
- Who knows what gland was swollen where?
Examples
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My neck hurts, my face is swollen, I have a rash.
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Physical examination revealed that the right side of the neck was swollen and tender.
Academic text (2006) -
Still a little bit swollen around here, but it's going down.
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You were on your feet a lot, swollen feet and all.
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I mean, his eyes so swollen, sat there with an ice pack on his face.
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From the punch, I had a swollen face and bruises for weeks.
Academic text (2010) -
The ankle is curiously swollen and full of foreign bodies.
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I think my lymph nodes are swollen.
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I lifted my right hand, moved the fingers to check the swollen, bruised knuckles.
Fiction book (1990) -
-Your lip is swollen.
Synonyms
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5.0
A part of the body that is swollen and uncomfortable from extra gas or liquid
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2.2
Rounded and soft in shape, often filled with air or soft material
3
7.9
A body part that is swollen with extra fluid, often full of blood
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3.6
Sticking out in a rounded shape because something inside pushes
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3.1
Bigger than normal because it is swollen or has been made larger
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9.9
Swollen because it has too much fluid in body tissues
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8.6
Being swollen because it is full of liquid
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9.8
Swollen body tissue that holds extra fluid
A body part that is swollen in an unusual way, often from liquid or gas
Swollen and puffed up because it fills with liquid or gas
Swollen body part filled with extra fluid or gas
Antonyms
How Swollen
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Swollen comes from the old verb swell, which means 'to grow bigger'. Think of a balloon filling with air: a swollen ankle or river is one that has become larger because it is filled with fluid or water.